Abstract

Safety and security are the most discussed topics in the
aviation field. The latest security initiatives in the field of
aviation propose [1I] the aircraft carriers to implement
video surveillance within the aircraft at strategic
locations. The current proposals allow the video
surveillance data to be stored within the aircraft and
monitored by one of the flight crew. The monitoring crew
will be responsible for identifying the anomaly within the
aircraft and take necessary preventive actions. With the
introduction of additional technology within the aircraft,
mere human perception may not be sufficient to make a
decision. In this research work, the authors explore the
possibility of implementing a smart video surveillance
system (SVSS) within the aircraft that is tuned toward
detecting the behavioral anomaly within the aircraft. The
SVSS will generate security triggers when it detects an
anomaly within the aircraft. These triggers could be
combined with other triggers generated by different
aircraft components (possible alarms from the flight
crew, data traffic anomaly, or alarm generated by one of
the avionics components) to provide a better
understanding of the situation to the monitoring crew.